Police want help in crash investigation

August 24, 2004

BOYNE CITY - Police are asking for the public's help as they investigate a one-vehicle traffic crash that left a Charlevoix County man injured Sunday.

Charlevoix County Sheriff George T. Lasater said the crash happened at about 6 p.m. on Griffin Road in Evangeline Township when an 18-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree. Police did not identify the driver.

Police said the man was driving a minivan on Griffin Road when he swerved to avoid an all-terrain vehicle as it rounded a corner. The minivan hit a stump which caused him to lose steering control. The impact also caused the vehicle's airbags to deploy into the driver's face. The driver, who was transported to Northern Michigan Hospital by private vehicle, suffered a broken nose as a result of the air bag activation.

Police said the driver of the ATV left the scene without stopping to assist the other driver.

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Lasater asks anyone with information about who might have been driving the ATV to call the sheriff's office at 547-4461 or 9-1-1.